Trump order makes mining a top priority for federal lands, potentially restarting push near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
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A March 20 executive order signed by President Donald Trump establishes mining of minerals as the highest-priority use of federal lands, and that could eventually lead to mining operations within federal wilderness areas and even national parks.
Combined with Trump’s Jan. 20 order declaring a national energy emergency, his latest order appears to set the stage for an unprecedented push to advance mining projects on federal lands with only perfunctory environmental review.
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